XKCD world time in frontend

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Hi Everyone,

Just thought I would share this simple hack to get a world clock into my forntend.
It is based on the XKCD Now comic:


I simply added a generic camera to my config: 
camera:
  - platform: generic
    name: worldtime
    still_image_url: https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/now.png

Nice if you have people on other parts of the planet and have the frontend handy

Hope someone finds it useful

also you should read XKCD - I would say that most of us here are the target audience.

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Cheers!

It inspired me to do another, Global Cloud & Sun map from:

https://www.die.net/earth/

  - platform: generic
    name: Global Cloud and Sun
    still_image_url: https://static.die.net/earth/mercator/1600.jpg

edit: Got a bit more into doing these: a European IR Satellite,

  - platform: generic
    name: Europe Infrared Satellite
    still_image_url: https://www.met.ie/weathermaps/WEB_sat_ir_eur.jpg

and some groups to stop them all stacking in a line.

Globe:
  view: yes
  entities:
  - group.global_cloud_and_sun
  - group.xkcd_time
  - group.europe_infrared_satellite

xkcd_time:
  view: no
  entities:
  - camera.xkcd_time
  
Global Cloud and Sun:
  view: no
  entities:
  - camera.global_cloud_and_sun
  
Europe Infrared Satellite:
  view: no
  entities:
  - camera.europe_infrared_satellite
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Very Nice!

I like the XKCD clock to figure out if my relatives on the other side of the planet are awake but I must say that I like the satellite views.
I am not sure if the camera component is the most efficient way to do it - and hopefully it doesn’t put too much load on the hosting servers.

This has given me the idea to add the rain radar to my weather station view. Thanks!

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